Although debates continue over the relative merits and potential of various technologies in the media industry, such as Blockchain, VR, and Hi-Res Audio, there’s one thing that everyone can agree on: streaming has exploded over the past year. With over 100 million people now subscribed to such services around the world, it’s clear that streaming will continue to expand rapidly as the primary revenue driver for both music and video.

Part 1. Streaming Drives Music and Video Revenue

Television has undergone profound changes over the past 80 years since its inception. And although the number of households with TVs increased steadily during most of this time, the past 5 or so years have seen a growing number of consumers “cord-cutting” by making the switch from traditional cable companies to watching videos online via mobile phones or through streaming services.

As a growing number of independent music companies are acquired by major labels, many questions arise, such as: Will indie artists and labels get a jump start on their success through global digital distribution, or will they go broke through deals that don’t allow them to receive a fair share of revenue? Furthermore, considering the rapidly expanding impact of technology on the music industry, will the evolution of tech level the field or widen the gap between independent and major labels?

“The mantra of any good security engineer is: ‘Security is not a product, but a process.’ It’s more than designing strong cryptography into a system; it’s designing the entire system such that all security measures, including cryptography, work together.” – Bruce Schneier, Cryptographer, and Computer Security Expert

The immersion of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing exponentially across all industries, transforming the manner in which companies conduct business, redefining the daily lives of an increasing number of people, and revealing the technology’s potential to change the core fabric of our societies. In addition to the rising importance of AI in creative endeavors, such as the music and film industries, artificial intelligence is one of the primary keys to achieving success in the evolving world of chatbots.

Now that we’re past the first songs composed by artificial intelligence, do you think using AI is the logical next step in optimizing the generation of music for the film, television and games industries?

AI may have been starring in sci-fi movies for decades, but time has come for it to leap from the screen into real life production rooms. Artificial intelligence (AI) in the film industry has come a long. Despite the ongoing battle of opinions, the majority of its usage is not “smart robots” and “terminators”, but machine learning and cognitive services. And the possibilities are numerous.

“With a trillion sensors embedded in the environment – all connected by computing systems, software and services – it will be possible to hear the heartbeat of the earth, impacting human interaction with the globe as profoundly as the internet has revolutionized communications.”

Peter Hartwell, Senior Director for Advanced Technology at InvenSense, Inc., former Director of Motion Sensing at Apple and Senior Researcher at Hewlett-Packard Labs.